ISSN 1016-5169 | E-ISSN 1308-4488
Archives of the Turkish Society of Cardiology
pdf
The Assessment of Left Atrial Spontaneous Echocontrast by Transesophageal Echocardiography [Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars]
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 1992; 20(3): 154-156

The Assessment of Left Atrial Spontaneous Echocontrast by Transesophageal Echocardiography

Ahmet NARİN1, Saide AYTEKİN1, Gülşah TAYYARECİ1, Öner ENGİN1, Kemal YEŞİLÇİMEN1, Atilla EMRE1

The assessment of left atrial spontaneous echocontrast (SEC) by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and the correlation of SEC with left atrial width (LAW), mitral valve area (MVA), atrial fibrillation (AF), left atrial thrombus (LAT) and thromboembolic complications (TEC) were studied in 70 patients (pts) with rheumatic mitral valve disease by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and TEE. In 23 (33 %) of 70 pts SEC was detected (SEC [+]pts). The remaining 47 (67 %) pts without SEC were designated as SEC [-] pts). LAW mean value was 59±16 mm in SEC (+) and 49±4 mm in SEC (-) pts (p<0.05). MVA mean value was 1±0.3 cm2 in SEC ( +) and 1.5 ±05cm2 in SEC (-) pts (p<0.01). AF was found in 20 pts (8 %) in SEC (+) and 7 pts (14 %) in SEC (-) groups (p<0.0001). LAT was found in 11 pts (48 %) in SEC (+)and in 1 pts (2 %) in SEC (-) groups (p<0.0001). Ten (14 %) of 70 pts TECs. SEC was detected in 6 (60%) of 10 pts with TEC and in 17 (28 %) of 60 pts without TEC (p<0.05). Thus, in the group in which SEC was detected by TEE, LAW mean value, the incidence of AF and LAT were significantly high, and MVA mean value was significantly low. SEC was also found significantly high among the pts with TECs.


How to cite this article
Ahmet NARİN, Saide AYTEKİN, Gülşah TAYYARECİ, Öner ENGİN, Kemal YEŞİLÇİMEN, Atilla EMRE. The Assessment of Left Atrial Spontaneous Echocontrast by Transesophageal Echocardiography. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 1992; 20(3): 154-156
Manuscript Language: Turkish


Journal Metrics

Journal Citation Indicator: 0.18
CiteScore: 1.1
Source Normalized Impact
per Paper:
0.22
SCImago Journal Rank: 0.348

Quick Search



Copyright © 2024 Archives of the Turkish Society of Cardiology



Kare Publishing is a subsidiary of Kare Media.